The SEAI National Energy RD&D Funding Programme is now open and accepting applications until March 29, 2021. It invests in innovative energy research, development, and demonstration projects up to 4 years in duration and €1 million in funding. Projects can apply to either a Topic Strand focusing on 25 specific topics or an Open Strand. Co-funding is also available through partnerships with the Department of Transport and Geological Survey Ireland. The webinar provided an overview of the funding program objectives, eligibility, evaluation criteria, and application process.
SEAI provides various supports to help businesses reduce energy use and costs through energy efficiency and management. Supports include training, partnerships, best practice sharing, project development assistance, and financial grants. Grants are available for energy audits, feasibility studies, capital projects, and renewable energy. SEAI encourages all businesses to practice energy management by measuring usage, identifying savings opportunities, and implementing efficiency measures to save money over time. The document provides details on specific programs, grants, and next steps businesses can take to engage SEAI supports.
Zero Emission Road Freight: Enabling a Future Large Scale Demonstration - Fun...KTN
Join us to find out about a competition addressing zero emission trucks and associated infrastructure.
Please join us at this online briefing where Innovate UK will provide details of a multimillion-pound competition for the demonstration of zero emission road freight.
There will be an opportunity to gain insight to the scope of each strand and ask questions as potential applicants. We will also discuss the role that the UK supply chain can play.
The UK Government is going further and faster to reach net zero across all transport modes, including HGV freight, one of the hardest sectors to decarbonise.
The competition will consist of three strands, addressing zero emission trucks and the associated infrastructure:
1. Electric Road System – in-depth planning, design and pre-deployment studies for a future large-scale freight demonstration.
2. Hydrogen fuel cell freight – in-depth planning, design and pre-deployment studies for a future large-scale freight demonstration.
3. Supply chain technology for zero emission road freight – feasibility studies covering the design, development and manufacturing of zero emission capable freight vehicles in the over 3.5 tonne categories and the infrastructure which will support them.
This will benefit businesses of all sizes (micro, SME and large), academics, RTO and local authorities. We are particularly keen for organisations with relevance and expertise in the following areas to attend:
- HGV and truck OEMs and supporting supply chain
- Transport and logistics operators
- Local authorities
- Academic Institutions and Research Technology Organisations
- Highway Authorities
- Energy providers and regulators
- Infrastructure providers – from refuelling to catenary
- Power Electronics, Machines and Drives
- Batteries and energy storage
- Hydrogen, portable hydrogen storage and hydrogen fuel cells
Edinburgh | May-16 | Energy Storage and Universal Access to Modern Energy Se...Smart Villages
DFID is working to expand access to affordable clean energy in developing countries through research and innovation programs. Key challenges include the high cost of energy storage and integrating variable renewable sources like solar into electric grids. DFID supports projects like Transforming Energy Access that test new technologies and business models for off-grid energy delivery. Energy storage projects funded through Innovate UK aim to lower battery costs and develop other storage solutions like hydrogen. Addressing the barriers to effective and low-cost energy storage is a priority for expanding energy access in developing nations.
This document discusses potential policies and measures to increase adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in Ireland based on behavioral economics principles. Transport currently accounts for 42% of Ireland's energy consumption and 41% of energy-related emissions. While EV grants and tax incentives already exist, adoption rates need to increase significantly to meet climate targets of 1 million EVs by 2030. The document identifies several behavioral barriers like status quo bias and outlines evidence-based policies like congestion charging, total cost of ownership labeling, dealership training, and workplace charging incentives that could help boost EV purchases in Ireland. It concludes by noting some initial implementation steps for 2021.
The document provides an overview of a meeting of the Irish Wind Energy Research Network. It discusses trends in wind energy in Ireland including key statistics and targets for 2030. It outlines SEAI research updates including funding calls and collaboration in IEA wind energy research tasks. Projections from climate models show increases in wind speeds and wind power potential for Ireland by mid-century under climate change scenarios. High-resolution regional climate modeling can provide more detailed projections for Ireland to inform wind energy and policy planning.
Overview of Horizon Europe Clusters - Webinar Series | Food, Bioeconomy (Clus...KTN
KTN Global Alliance and Innovate UK present a series of webinars to tell us the opportunities available for the next European Funding Framework Programme: Horizon Europe, and give an overview on the six Clusters under Pillar 2: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness.
The SEAI National Energy RD&D Funding Programme is now open and accepting applications until March 29, 2021. It invests in innovative energy research, development, and demonstration projects up to 4 years in duration and €1 million in funding. Projects can apply to either a Topic Strand focusing on 25 specific topics or an Open Strand. Co-funding is also available through partnerships with the Department of Transport and Geological Survey Ireland. The webinar provided an overview of the funding program objectives, eligibility, evaluation criteria, and application process.
SEAI provides various supports to help businesses reduce energy use and costs through energy efficiency and management. Supports include training, partnerships, best practice sharing, project development assistance, and financial grants. Grants are available for energy audits, feasibility studies, capital projects, and renewable energy. SEAI encourages all businesses to practice energy management by measuring usage, identifying savings opportunities, and implementing efficiency measures to save money over time. The document provides details on specific programs, grants, and next steps businesses can take to engage SEAI supports.
Zero Emission Road Freight: Enabling a Future Large Scale Demonstration - Fun...KTN
Join us to find out about a competition addressing zero emission trucks and associated infrastructure.
Please join us at this online briefing where Innovate UK will provide details of a multimillion-pound competition for the demonstration of zero emission road freight.
There will be an opportunity to gain insight to the scope of each strand and ask questions as potential applicants. We will also discuss the role that the UK supply chain can play.
The UK Government is going further and faster to reach net zero across all transport modes, including HGV freight, one of the hardest sectors to decarbonise.
The competition will consist of three strands, addressing zero emission trucks and the associated infrastructure:
1. Electric Road System – in-depth planning, design and pre-deployment studies for a future large-scale freight demonstration.
2. Hydrogen fuel cell freight – in-depth planning, design and pre-deployment studies for a future large-scale freight demonstration.
3. Supply chain technology for zero emission road freight – feasibility studies covering the design, development and manufacturing of zero emission capable freight vehicles in the over 3.5 tonne categories and the infrastructure which will support them.
This will benefit businesses of all sizes (micro, SME and large), academics, RTO and local authorities. We are particularly keen for organisations with relevance and expertise in the following areas to attend:
- HGV and truck OEMs and supporting supply chain
- Transport and logistics operators
- Local authorities
- Academic Institutions and Research Technology Organisations
- Highway Authorities
- Energy providers and regulators
- Infrastructure providers – from refuelling to catenary
- Power Electronics, Machines and Drives
- Batteries and energy storage
- Hydrogen, portable hydrogen storage and hydrogen fuel cells
Edinburgh | May-16 | Energy Storage and Universal Access to Modern Energy Se...Smart Villages
DFID is working to expand access to affordable clean energy in developing countries through research and innovation programs. Key challenges include the high cost of energy storage and integrating variable renewable sources like solar into electric grids. DFID supports projects like Transforming Energy Access that test new technologies and business models for off-grid energy delivery. Energy storage projects funded through Innovate UK aim to lower battery costs and develop other storage solutions like hydrogen. Addressing the barriers to effective and low-cost energy storage is a priority for expanding energy access in developing nations.
This document discusses potential policies and measures to increase adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in Ireland based on behavioral economics principles. Transport currently accounts for 42% of Ireland's energy consumption and 41% of energy-related emissions. While EV grants and tax incentives already exist, adoption rates need to increase significantly to meet climate targets of 1 million EVs by 2030. The document identifies several behavioral barriers like status quo bias and outlines evidence-based policies like congestion charging, total cost of ownership labeling, dealership training, and workplace charging incentives that could help boost EV purchases in Ireland. It concludes by noting some initial implementation steps for 2021.
The document provides an overview of a meeting of the Irish Wind Energy Research Network. It discusses trends in wind energy in Ireland including key statistics and targets for 2030. It outlines SEAI research updates including funding calls and collaboration in IEA wind energy research tasks. Projections from climate models show increases in wind speeds and wind power potential for Ireland by mid-century under climate change scenarios. High-resolution regional climate modeling can provide more detailed projections for Ireland to inform wind energy and policy planning.
Overview of Horizon Europe Clusters - Webinar Series | Food, Bioeconomy (Clus...KTN
KTN Global Alliance and Innovate UK present a series of webinars to tell us the opportunities available for the next European Funding Framework Programme: Horizon Europe, and give an overview on the six Clusters under Pillar 2: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness.
Measurement is important for innovation as it underpins scientific and economic activity. The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) supports innovation through measurement science and techniques across industries. NPL helps accelerate standards development, providing UK businesses an early advantage. NPL also enables critical technologies like power electronics and electric machines through standards, testing methods, and facilities to support their development and commercialization.
The document describes Campus Energía, a strategic aggregation of economic, social, and research agents promoted by UPCBarcelonaTech to collaborate on opportunities provided by the changing energy model. The campus aims to lead the energy sector transformation through innovation for a sustainable economy with quality jobs. It establishes creative links between universities, companies, government, and citizens to develop new energy knowledge, technologies, products, and services.
In this webinar, KTN and Innovate UK National Contact Points introduce you to the Pillar 2 Clusters, as well as highlight an Horizon 2020 case study, and give details of support available for the next Framework Programme: Horizon Europe!
Paul Corrigan, Mainstream's Head of Corporate Finance presented at the 'Renewable Energy Project Finance' conference. Paul's presentation focused on:
"Funding Project Equity – The Developer’s perspective on how to maximise value:
• Use of Hold Co. Equity vs 3rd party options
• A Build and Hold / IPP Model vs asset disposals
• Emerging markets vs mature
• Changing dynamics / the impact of Yield Cos."
Allocating Resources for Knowledge Exchange, ProTon, Rome 29.09.2011David Bembo
This document discusses knowledge exchange strategies and priorities in UK universities. It notes that the external funding environment for research is challenging, with decreased government funding. It also summarizes the increasing emphasis on demonstrating research impact through case studies in the REF, with impact assessments accounting for 20% of scores. Finally, it indicates that knowledge exchange offices in UK universities vary significantly in size and focus, reflecting differences in institutional research capacity and priorities.
This document summarizes an event on energy efficiency supports for businesses hosted by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). It provides an overview of SEAI's role and vision of a cleaner energy future with less energy use and cleaner sources. The event covered financial supports available to businesses including grants for lighting upgrades, electric vehicles, dairy farms, and more. It also presented case studies of businesses that implemented energy efficiency projects with support from SEAI programs.
This document discusses sources of external funding for research and development from Derbyshire Associates Ltd. It outlines various types of grants available from regional and national sources to support R&D projects, including those focusing on innovation, commercial prospects, jobs creation, and low carbon initiatives. European funding is also described, particularly the large Framework 7 budget which supports multi-country collaborative projects. Contact details are provided for Derbyshire Associates Ltd to discuss options further.
Karl Upston-Hooper will present on the energy efficiency market and energy service companies (ESCOs) in China. The presentation will cover the evolution of ESCOs in China, GreenStream's experience operating an ESCO business model in China, and challenges in the market. It will also discuss the EFFI program which aims to support growth of green tech small-and-medium enterprises from Finland in China through information sharing and developing cooperation models.
This presentation was part of the NCVO event -'Opportunities for European Funding in East of England'.
This event was organised by NCVO, BIG Society CIC and Peterborough Council for Voluntary Service, to look at examples of community led funding.
Alistair Rhind from New Anglia (Local Enterprise Partnership for Norfolk and Suffolk) gave a presentation on Local Enterprise Partnership.
You can find out more about NCVO events on the European Funding Network website: http://europeanfundingnetwork.eu/events/ncvo-event
This document provides an overview of Ireland's Public Sector Energy Programme managed by SEAI (Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland). The key points are:
1) The programme supports Ireland's goal of 33% energy efficiency by 2020 for public bodies and aims to develop a project pipeline to invest €800 million in energy efficiency projects.
2) SEAI provides energy management training, tools and grants to help public bodies improve energy efficiency through activities like energy audits, monitoring and reporting, and energy efficient procurement.
3) To date the programme has identified €659 million in potential energy efficiency projects across public bodies that could save 707 GWh of energy annually. Pilot projects are demonstrating best practices and helping large
The document discusses Ireland's national agriculture research and innovation strategy. It outlines Ireland's investment in research and development, including funding sources from the EU and national programs. It also discusses Teagasc, Ireland's agriculture and food development authority, including its role in research, advisory services, education, and knowledge transfer to support innovation in agriculture, food, and the bioeconomy.
The University of Bristol has several initiatives to promote enterprise education including opportunities within the curriculum, extracurricular activities, and resources to support student startups. Successful ventures include XMOS, a software-defined silicon chip company founded by computer science students and faculty, and SnapFashion, a visual search engine developed by a computer science student that won a university startup competition. The university also partners with SETsquared, a business incubator that supports new companies and was named the top UK incubator in 2008.
The document outlines Wales' proposed Energy Efficiency Strategy, which will focus on reducing carbon emissions, tackling poverty, and supporting jobs and growth through greater energy efficiency. It will cover public, private and domestic sectors over the next 10 years. The strategy aims to make Wales a leader in energy efficiency through developing skills and innovation in its supply chain to deliver efficiency improvements. It seeks input on barriers and opportunities to drive behavior change among households, businesses and the public sector to increase uptake of efficiency solutions. The strategy will undergo consultation and be finalized in late 2015.
Energy research and innovation for transformation of Ireland’s electricity se...SustainableEnergyAut
The document discusses energy research and innovation opportunities in Ireland to support the transformation of the electricity sector. It provides an overview of Ireland's energy targets, research context, and supports available through the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). Key areas of focus for research include renewable energy integration, electricity market design, and enabling 70% of electricity to come from renewables by 2030. The SEAI supports energy research through its RD&D program funding innovative projects. International collaboration opportunities also exist through programs like Horizon 2020 and the International Energy Agency.
Learn more about the 2022 SEAI National Energy Research, Development & Demonstration Funding Programme Call, including:
• Overview of the 2022 RD&D Call
• Application Process and Timelines
• Open and Thematic Strands
• Application Guidance
• Q&A
SEAI Energy Show 2022 - Leveraging research to decarbonise the industrial and...SustainableEnergyAut
Ireland's energy system is transforming. At the heart of this, innovative solutions are being developed. These solutions will deliver cleaner energy for our homes, businesses and communities.
Research has a critical role to play in overcoming emerging energy markets. And this session will focus on researchers in industry and academia. Their projects will foster knowledge and innovation in the Irish Marketplace.
Speakers will cover their competitive energy-related products, processes, and systems. They will discuss real-world examples of research informing solutions. And show how businesses can keep their competitiveness on their journey to decarbonisation.
The deep retrofit programme in SEAI aims to deliver low energy and healthy homes in Ireland. The team present on the pilot programme to date. Presented at the AIVC and SEAI symposium at the Energy Show.
Measurement is important for innovation as it underpins scientific and economic activity. The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) supports innovation through measurement science and techniques across industries. NPL helps accelerate standards development, providing UK businesses an early advantage. NPL also enables critical technologies like power electronics and electric machines through standards, testing methods, and facilities to support their development and commercialization.
The document describes Campus Energía, a strategic aggregation of economic, social, and research agents promoted by UPCBarcelonaTech to collaborate on opportunities provided by the changing energy model. The campus aims to lead the energy sector transformation through innovation for a sustainable economy with quality jobs. It establishes creative links between universities, companies, government, and citizens to develop new energy knowledge, technologies, products, and services.
In this webinar, KTN and Innovate UK National Contact Points introduce you to the Pillar 2 Clusters, as well as highlight an Horizon 2020 case study, and give details of support available for the next Framework Programme: Horizon Europe!
Paul Corrigan, Mainstream's Head of Corporate Finance presented at the 'Renewable Energy Project Finance' conference. Paul's presentation focused on:
"Funding Project Equity – The Developer’s perspective on how to maximise value:
• Use of Hold Co. Equity vs 3rd party options
• A Build and Hold / IPP Model vs asset disposals
• Emerging markets vs mature
• Changing dynamics / the impact of Yield Cos."
Allocating Resources for Knowledge Exchange, ProTon, Rome 29.09.2011David Bembo
This document discusses knowledge exchange strategies and priorities in UK universities. It notes that the external funding environment for research is challenging, with decreased government funding. It also summarizes the increasing emphasis on demonstrating research impact through case studies in the REF, with impact assessments accounting for 20% of scores. Finally, it indicates that knowledge exchange offices in UK universities vary significantly in size and focus, reflecting differences in institutional research capacity and priorities.
This document summarizes an event on energy efficiency supports for businesses hosted by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). It provides an overview of SEAI's role and vision of a cleaner energy future with less energy use and cleaner sources. The event covered financial supports available to businesses including grants for lighting upgrades, electric vehicles, dairy farms, and more. It also presented case studies of businesses that implemented energy efficiency projects with support from SEAI programs.
This document discusses sources of external funding for research and development from Derbyshire Associates Ltd. It outlines various types of grants available from regional and national sources to support R&D projects, including those focusing on innovation, commercial prospects, jobs creation, and low carbon initiatives. European funding is also described, particularly the large Framework 7 budget which supports multi-country collaborative projects. Contact details are provided for Derbyshire Associates Ltd to discuss options further.
Karl Upston-Hooper will present on the energy efficiency market and energy service companies (ESCOs) in China. The presentation will cover the evolution of ESCOs in China, GreenStream's experience operating an ESCO business model in China, and challenges in the market. It will also discuss the EFFI program which aims to support growth of green tech small-and-medium enterprises from Finland in China through information sharing and developing cooperation models.
This presentation was part of the NCVO event -'Opportunities for European Funding in East of England'.
This event was organised by NCVO, BIG Society CIC and Peterborough Council for Voluntary Service, to look at examples of community led funding.
Alistair Rhind from New Anglia (Local Enterprise Partnership for Norfolk and Suffolk) gave a presentation on Local Enterprise Partnership.
You can find out more about NCVO events on the European Funding Network website: http://europeanfundingnetwork.eu/events/ncvo-event
This document provides an overview of Ireland's Public Sector Energy Programme managed by SEAI (Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland). The key points are:
1) The programme supports Ireland's goal of 33% energy efficiency by 2020 for public bodies and aims to develop a project pipeline to invest €800 million in energy efficiency projects.
2) SEAI provides energy management training, tools and grants to help public bodies improve energy efficiency through activities like energy audits, monitoring and reporting, and energy efficient procurement.
3) To date the programme has identified €659 million in potential energy efficiency projects across public bodies that could save 707 GWh of energy annually. Pilot projects are demonstrating best practices and helping large
The document discusses Ireland's national agriculture research and innovation strategy. It outlines Ireland's investment in research and development, including funding sources from the EU and national programs. It also discusses Teagasc, Ireland's agriculture and food development authority, including its role in research, advisory services, education, and knowledge transfer to support innovation in agriculture, food, and the bioeconomy.
The University of Bristol has several initiatives to promote enterprise education including opportunities within the curriculum, extracurricular activities, and resources to support student startups. Successful ventures include XMOS, a software-defined silicon chip company founded by computer science students and faculty, and SnapFashion, a visual search engine developed by a computer science student that won a university startup competition. The university also partners with SETsquared, a business incubator that supports new companies and was named the top UK incubator in 2008.
The document outlines Wales' proposed Energy Efficiency Strategy, which will focus on reducing carbon emissions, tackling poverty, and supporting jobs and growth through greater energy efficiency. It will cover public, private and domestic sectors over the next 10 years. The strategy aims to make Wales a leader in energy efficiency through developing skills and innovation in its supply chain to deliver efficiency improvements. It seeks input on barriers and opportunities to drive behavior change among households, businesses and the public sector to increase uptake of efficiency solutions. The strategy will undergo consultation and be finalized in late 2015.
Energy research and innovation for transformation of Ireland’s electricity se...SustainableEnergyAut
The document discusses energy research and innovation opportunities in Ireland to support the transformation of the electricity sector. It provides an overview of Ireland's energy targets, research context, and supports available through the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). Key areas of focus for research include renewable energy integration, electricity market design, and enabling 70% of electricity to come from renewables by 2030. The SEAI supports energy research through its RD&D program funding innovative projects. International collaboration opportunities also exist through programs like Horizon 2020 and the International Energy Agency.
Learn more about the 2022 SEAI National Energy Research, Development & Demonstration Funding Programme Call, including:
• Overview of the 2022 RD&D Call
• Application Process and Timelines
• Open and Thematic Strands
• Application Guidance
• Q&A
SEAI Energy Show 2022 - Leveraging research to decarbonise the industrial and...SustainableEnergyAut
Ireland's energy system is transforming. At the heart of this, innovative solutions are being developed. These solutions will deliver cleaner energy for our homes, businesses and communities.
Research has a critical role to play in overcoming emerging energy markets. And this session will focus on researchers in industry and academia. Their projects will foster knowledge and innovation in the Irish Marketplace.
Speakers will cover their competitive energy-related products, processes, and systems. They will discuss real-world examples of research informing solutions. And show how businesses can keep their competitiveness on their journey to decarbonisation.
The deep retrofit programme in SEAI aims to deliver low energy and healthy homes in Ireland. The team present on the pilot programme to date. Presented at the AIVC and SEAI symposium at the Energy Show.
Aerospace Technology Institute Programme: R&D Support for Smaller BusinessKTN
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), through the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) and Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, will invest in research and technology projects. This is to deliver world leading aerospace technologies in the UK.
The competition opens on 25th November 2019 to support and encourage industrial investment into the aerospace sector and its supply chain, through the support of innovative and high impact projects. These projects will demonstrate forward-looking and disruptive solutions to UK civil aerospace challenges.
Find out more: https://ktn-uk.co.uk/news/webcast-aerospace-technology-institute-programme-rd-support-for-smaller-business
SEAI is substantially increasing its funding for energy research and innovation in Ireland. In 2018, SEAI awarded €8 million in funding for 45 projects. SEAI has also launched a call for Irish participation in the IEA's technology collaboration programmes, which provide an opportunity to network with global leaders in energy research and development. Ireland has historically had one of the lowest levels of public investment in energy research among OECD countries. SEAI is restructuring its national research funding programme to support larger, multi-year projects through co-funding partnerships.
Industrial Energy Transformation Fund Phase 2 Competition BriefingKTN
Slides from the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. In Round 2 of the competition there is up to £60m to support manufacturing businesses and data centres in England, Wales and Northern Ireland with decarbonisation and energy efficiency.
Driving the Electric Revolution – PEMD Skills HubKTN
Watch this briefing webinar to find out more about this new competition which supports the development of the Skills Hub, a training platform to support the PEMD sector.
Industrial Energy Transformational Fund Phase 2 Spring 2022 - Competition Bri...KTN
The Phase 2 competition for England, Wales and Northern Ireland opens on the 31st January 2022 and runs until 29th April 2022 and is worth up to £60 million in funding.
The document discusses how going green and adopting sustainable practices is good for business. It summarizes the key message from a UN climate change conference that businesses should be viewed as partners in climate action and that going green can increase profits. The rest of the document outlines examples of green initiatives and funding support available in Cornwall for businesses to develop renewable energy solutions and improve their sustainability. It provides details on the Cornwall New Energy project which supports local SMEs and examples of businesses they have worked with.
The document provides an overview of a recent IEA RETD Financing Study and highlights the importance of smart grids for energy infrastructure. It summarizes the study's findings that existing finance mechanisms alone will not attract the large quantities of new investment needed for renewable energy and that new approaches are required to reduce risks and show potential profits to investors. It also outlines the IEA RETD smart grid roadmap project which models an increasing share of renewable electricity in Ireland through 2050 with significant cost savings, and identifies key actions over the next 10 years such as establishing smart grid test facilities and developing interoperability standards.
Building Talent for the Future 2 – Expression of Interest BriefingKTN
This competition briefing is supporting the creation, delivery, and growth of PEMD industry-focused course content, materials, and support for skills plus training.
On April 22, 2015, the D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership held a free 'surgery' in order to help businesses and organisations apply for European Social Funding Opportunities. The slides of this presentation are above
D2N2 Youth Employment Initiative (Nottingham) European Social Fund (ESF) Pres...D2N2lep
A presentation given on the 22nd April 2015 discussing and informing potential bidders for European Social Fund (ESF) in Derby, Derbyshire,(D2) Nottingham and Nottinghamshire (N2), This particular presentation was geared towards informing applicants about the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) for Nottingham.
ISCF Driving the Electric Revolution - Building Regional Centres of ExcellenceKTN
This latest competition will award up to £30 million to build regional centres of excellence for the development, prototyping and scale-up of power electronics, machines and drives (PEMD) technologies.
This competition aims to provide funding to establish the centres, building on existing capabilities and expertise where it already exists across the UK. The centres will support the industrialisation of PEMD technologies to help accelerate the growth of the UK’s supply chains for PEMD. The centres must be open access facilities that support the development, prototyping and scaling of PEMD technologies and manufacturing processes.
ISCF funding will support:
- The investment in capital equipment needed to create the centres
- Funding for operational costs to enable the centres to become established up to the end 31 March 2024
Details from the competition scope will be posted on Innovate UK’s website during October. The competition will open on 21st October. The Innovate UK pages will include all the details potential applicants need to know, including dates for submissions.
The Driving the Electric Revolution Challenge was launched in July 2019 by the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy as part of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF). The ISCF provides funding and support to UK businesses and researchers. The fund is designed to ensure that research and innovation takes centre stage in the government’s Industrial Strategy.
The fund is being administered by UK Research and Innovation.
The Driving the Electric Revolution Challenge is an investment of £80 million over 4 years. It was set up to help UK businesses seize the opportunities presented by the transition to a low carbon economy. It aims to ensure the UK leads the world in the design, development and manufacture of power electronics, machines and drives (PEMD) across 7 sectors.
The challenge will create world-leading supply chains in the UK and expertise for the manufacture of Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD).
Find out more about the Electronics, Sensors and Photonics Main Interest Group at https://ktn-uk.co.uk/interests/electronics-sensors-photonics
£10m funding support for Zero Emission Vehicle innovation.
The webinar will allow attendees to hear about the new funding opportunity. The top-level details are as follows:
- Application period opens 17 June and closes 29 July
- Single or up to two partner collaborations
- Focus around feasibility studies and R&D projects
- Projects delivery in six months
- Focused on ZEV innovation including battery and charging technologies
It is vital that businesses of all sizes, academics, RTOs and local authority representatives join to hear about the scope and details of this funding.
This will be your chance to hear about the funding scope, eligibility criteria and application process and also the chance to take part in a live Q&A with Innovate UK.
Find out more: https://ktn-uk.co.uk/news/catalysing-green-innovation-strand-2
DENEFF keynote - Assembling the jigsaw of energy efficiency financing. Steven...Steven Fawkes
The document discusses barriers to developing a robust energy efficiency financing market in Europe. It notes that while the potential benefits of energy efficiency are recognized, the market remains underdeveloped due to a lack of standardization, small project sizes, and few sources of financing. It argues that building capacity across the entire value chain, including the demand side, financial institutions, and supply side, is needed. Standardized tools and protocols for measurement and verification could help overcome barriers by streamlining transactions and enabling aggregation of projects. A healthy market would have standardized products, skills, tools for quantifying savings, and multiple sources of mainstream and large-scale financing.
WEBINAR: ISCF transforming foundation industries: fast start projects - Compe...KTN
Innovate UK will fund up to £5m in R&D and Innovation projects for the foundation industries (cement, ceramics, chemicals, paper, glass and metals). These will be cross-sector, collaborative, fast start, short duration, industrial research and development (R&D) projects. More details about the funding scope can be found here.
This funding competition is part of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) for Transforming Foundation Industries and aims to bring businesses from different foundation industries together to work on common resource and energy efficiency opportunities.
Find out more: https://ktn-uk.co.uk/news/iscf-transforming-foundation-industries-fast-start-projects-briefing-events
Our business team at SEAI will take you through education supports, energy audit voucher,s and grant supports for businesses who want to save energy and reduce their bills. You will also learn about how you can fund your renewable energy transition.
From EU Project to Market Enabler: Creating the Marketplace for Sustainable E...Leonardo ENERGY
Developed under SEAF H2020 (Sustainable Energy Asset Framework), a European Commission funded project led by Joule Assets Europe that ran from 2016 to 2018, eQuad is a holistic online platform and set of services created to bridge the gap between Sustainable Energy Asset (SEA) projects and financiers, catalysing market growth in Europe. Since its commercial launch in May 2018, over €160 million of SEA projects from 5 countries have been submitted to eQuad. Joule has now gone through multiple cycles of processing projects and matching them to investors.
This webinar will therefore challenge Joule’s original hypothesis of the “finance gap” against real market experience post launch of the eQuad platform.
SEAI Business Decarbonisation Supports SSRH and EXEED Schemes launch SustainableEnergyAut
This document provides an overview and updates to Ireland's Support Scheme for Renewable Heat (SSRH) and Excellence in Energy Efficient Design (EXEED) programmes. It discusses expanding the SSRH scheme to new sectors and fuel types. Support levels for heat pumps and biomass/biogas tariffs will increase. The EXEED programme will remove its "Shadow Price of Carbon" test and increase the maximum grant to €3 million. Both programmes aim to rapidly increase renewable heat and energy efficiency upgrades in businesses and public buildings to help meet Ireland's 2030 emissions targets.
The National Transport Authority is taking actions to decarbonize public transport in Ireland through strategies, funding, and infrastructure projects. This includes electrifying rail services, investing in light rail and bus projects, and transitioning bus fleets to lower emission vehicles like electric and hybrid buses. The goal is to support a 51% reduction in transport emissions by 2030 while enabling more sustainable travel options. Challenges remain in fully closing the emissions gap, and demand management may be needed through policies like congestion charges.
The SEAI Fellowship pilot programme will provide the opportunity for postdoctoral or experienced researchers to apply for research fellowship positions based within SEAI.
This document summarizes an event held by SEAI (Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland) to launch their 2022 Energy in Ireland report. It included presentations on past definitive annual energy data, provisional monthly energy data, energy modelling projections, price trends, and geographic energy mapping. The event provided an overview of Ireland's energy system, insights into annual and monthly energy trends, and the perspective of meeting future carbon budgets and renewable energy targets. Attendees could ask questions in a chat function that SEAI would respond to and potentially address in a Q&A session.
This document summarizes a briefing for registered energy auditors on the Support Scheme for Energy Audits (SSEA) in Ireland. Over 1550 energy audit vouchers have been issued to date, with Dublin receiving the most. There are now 138 registered energy auditors participating in the program. The briefing covered energy audit reports, recommendations, data collection, and proposed changes to the program for 2023, including limiting vouchers to one per applicant and excluding transport costs from the €10,000 energy spending threshold. The 2023 budget for the program will remain €2 million.
Reduce Your Use - Energy Performance Officers Webinar PresentationSustainableEnergyAut
This document outlines information about the Reduce Your Use Initiative for the public sector in Ireland. It provides details on the mandated actions under the initiative, which include establishing maximum heating periods, minimum heating temperatures of 19 degrees, switching off external lighting between 5-7pm, occupying the smallest possible space, reducing electricity use at peak times, and conducting energy assessments and audits. It also discusses tracking progress under the initiative and answers common questions about implementing the mandated actions.
The document provides information about developing Climate Action Roadmaps for public sector bodies in Ireland. It discusses:
- The Climate Action Mandate requiring public bodies to produce roadmaps by the end of 2022.
- Guidance being provided by SEAI and EPA on completing the roadmaps, including key areas to cover and timeline requirements.
- The SEAI Gap to Target tool which helps organizations understand their emissions reduction targets and map pathways to achieving them by 2030.
- Supports available from SEAI like partnership managers and advisors to help organizations populate the tool and develop actions for their roadmaps.
This webinar will help you understand:
How to reduce your energy use and bills this winter.
SEAI supports and grants to help you further reduce costs and move away from fossil fuels.
How to fund your renewable energy transition.
The objective of this training will be to introduce contractors to the fundamentals of Quality Management Systems and to help them to understand how they can assist contractors in providing quality service to our Homeowners.
Session 1 - National Energy Research & Policy Conference 2022SustainableEnergyAut
The document discusses societal engagement and public participation in Ireland's Climate Action Plan. It outlines how previous public consultations have informed climate policy and the importance of continuing meaningful public engagement. It describes the National Dialogue on Climate Action, which aims to establish an evidence-based model for public participation in climate policy through activities that improve climate literacy, empower communities, and inform policymaking through research. The goal is to build a new social contract between the government and public around climate action through collaborative and inclusive engagement.
This document provides information about an upcoming invitation to tender (ITT) for SEAI's Schools' Workshop Programme. It outlines the timeline for the tender, structure in four lots, current models of workshop delivery, and centres currently involved in delivery. The estimated budget and duration of contracts awarded through the tender are also included. The ITT aims to expand the capacity and reach of the energy and climate education workshops provided to schools across Ireland.
Session 3 - National Energy Research and Policy Conference 2022SustainableEnergyAut
This document discusses engaging communities in offshore wind projects. It emphasizes the importance of working with communities through fair and meaningful engagement to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes. It discusses how recognizing affected communities, ensuring just procedures, and distributing benefits fairly can help achieve energy justice. Key aspects include identifying communities in relation to impacts and benefits, engaging communities early through co-production and inclusivity, and feeding back results while making changes based on input. Distributing benefits widely based on ability, rather than assuming monetary benefits can "buy" support, is also discussed as important for a just transition to clean energy.
Session 2 - National Energy Research and Policy Conference 2022SustainableEnergyAut
Presentations from:
Dr Bernadette Power
Dr Gary Goggins
Jean-Pierre Roux
Dr Noreen Brennan
Dr Niall Dunphy
Katie Harrington
Dr Róisín Moriarty
Dr Brian Caulfield
Session 1 - National Energy Research and Policy Conference 2022SustainableEnergyAut
This document discusses supporting energy communities to lead societal transformation towards a zero carbon future in Ireland. It outlines some existing SEAI programs that support communities, including Sustainable Energy Communities, Better Energy Communities, and Renewable Energy Communities. It envisions communities having access to reliable funding and resources to undertake local climate action projects that provide enduring community benefits. Key challenges discussed include building local capacity, achieving consensus on climate priorities, and balancing structured models with flexibility. Important research areas include appropriate community roles, financial instruments, and ensuring an inclusive people-first approach.
This is a stakeholder engagement webinar in relation to identifying a suitable energy education service provider(s), to provide Management and Administrative Services to support the delivery of the SEAI School Workshop Programme.
The webinar will outline how SEAI can help and support committed public bodies now and in the long term to achieve 2030 targets. SEAI are delighted to have Jan Rosenow, Director of European Programmes at the Regulatory Assistance Project, addressing the current drivers for climate action and why it is an imperative strategic concern for all businesses, public and private. Peter Smyth, Assistant National director in the HSE Capital and Estates Department will cover their journey from ad hoc once-off projects dependent on annual budgets, to a strategic HSE Infrastructure Decarbonisation Roadmap.
The document provides information on ventilation requirements in DEAP. It discusses the purpose of ventilation and how ventilation rate and heat loss are calculated in DEAP. It describes how ventilation is accounted for due to openings like chimneys and vents, and how structural air tightness, including default infiltration values and air pressure test data, affect the ventilation rate. It also outlines the different types of mechanical ventilation systems and what non-default data is required to input these systems into DEAP.
Earth Day How has technology changed our life?
Thinkers/Inquiry • How has our ability to think and inquire helped to advance technology?
Vocabulary • Nature Deficit Disorder~ A condition that some people maintain is a spreading affliction especially affecting youth but also their adult counterparts, characterized by an excessive lack of familiarity with the outdoors and the natural world. • Precautionary Principle~ The approach whereby any possible risk associated with the introduction of a new technology is largely avoided, until a full understanding of its impact on health, environment and other areas is available.
What is technology? • Brainstorm a list of technology that you use everyday that your parents or grandparents did not have. • Compare your list with a partner.
The modification of an existing product or the formulation of a new product to fill a newly identified market niche or customer need are both examples of product development. This study generally developed and conducted the formulation of aramang baked products enriched with malunggay conducted by the researchers. Specifically, it answered the acceptability level in terms of taste, texture, flavor, odor, and color also the overall acceptability of enriched aramang baked products. The study used the frequency distribution for evaluators to determine the acceptability of enriched aramang baked products enriched with malunggay. As per sensory evaluation conducted by the researchers, it was proven that aramang baked products enriched with malunggay was acceptable in terms of Odor, Taste, Flavor, Color, and Texture. Based on the results of sensory evaluation of enriched aramang baked products proven that three (3) treatments were all highly acceptable in terms of variable Odor, Taste, Flavor, Color and Textures conducted by the researchers.
Optimizing Post Remediation Groundwater Performance with Enhanced Microbiolog...Joshua Orris
Results of geophysics and pneumatic injection pilot tests during 2003 – 2007 yielded significant positive results for injection delivery design and contaminant mass treatment, resulting in permanent shut-down of an existing groundwater Pump & Treat system.
Accessible source areas were subsequently removed (2011) by soil excavation and treated with the placement of Emulsified Vegetable Oil EVO and zero-valent iron ZVI to accelerate treatment of impacted groundwater in overburden and weathered fractured bedrock. Post pilot test and post remediation groundwater monitoring has included analyses of CVOCs, organic fatty acids, dissolved gases and QuantArray® -Chlor to quantify key microorganisms (e.g., Dehalococcoides, Dehalobacter, etc.) and functional genes (e.g., vinyl chloride reductase, methane monooxygenase, etc.) to assess potential for reductive dechlorination and aerobic cometabolism of CVOCs.
In 2022, the first commercial application of MetaArray™ was performed at the site. MetaArray™ utilizes statistical analysis, such as principal component analysis and multivariate analysis to provide evidence that reductive dechlorination is active or even that it is slowing. This creates actionable data allowing users to save money by making important site management decisions earlier.
The results of the MetaArray™ analysis’ support vector machine (SVM) identified groundwater monitoring wells with a 80% confidence that were characterized as either Limited for Reductive Decholorination or had a High Reductive Reduction Dechlorination potential. The results of MetaArray™ will be used to further optimize the site’s post remediation monitoring program for monitored natural attenuation.
Monitor indicators of genetic diversity from space using Earth Observation dataSpatial Genetics
Genetic diversity within and among populations is essential for species persistence. While targets and indicators for genetic diversity are captured in the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, assessing genetic diversity across many species at national and regional scales remains challenging. Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) need accessible tools for reliable and efficient monitoring at relevant scales. Here, we describe how Earth Observation satellites (EO) make essential contributions to enable, accelerate, and improve genetic diversity monitoring and preservation. Specifically, we introduce a workflow integrating EO into existing genetic diversity monitoring strategies and present a set of examples where EO data is or can be integrated to improve assessment, monitoring, and conservation. We describe how available EO data can be integrated in innovative ways to support calculation of the genetic diversity indicators of the GBF monitoring framework and to inform management and monitoring decisions, especially in areas with limited research infrastructure or access. We also describe novel, integrative approaches to improve the indicators that can be implemented with the coming generation of EO data, and new capabilities that will provide unprecedented detail to characterize the changes to Earth’s surface and their implications for biodiversity, on a global scale.
Kinetic studies on malachite green dye adsorption from aqueous solutions by A...Open Access Research Paper
Water polluted by dyestuffs compounds is a global threat to health and the environment; accordingly, we prepared a green novel sorbent chemical and Physical system from an algae, chitosan and chitosan nanoparticle and impregnated with algae with chitosan nanocomposite for the sorption of Malachite green dye from water. The algae with chitosan nanocomposite by a simple method and used as a recyclable and effective adsorbent for the removal of malachite green dye from aqueous solutions. Algae, chitosan, chitosan nanoparticle and algae with chitosan nanocomposite were characterized using different physicochemical methods. The functional groups and chemical compounds found in algae, chitosan, chitosan algae, chitosan nanoparticle, and chitosan nanoparticle with algae were identified using FTIR, SEM, and TGADTA/DTG techniques. The optimal adsorption conditions, different dosages, pH and Temperature the amount of algae with chitosan nanocomposite were determined. At optimized conditions and the batch equilibrium studies more than 99% of the dye was removed. The adsorption process data matched well kinetics showed that the reaction order for dye varied with pseudo-first order and pseudo-second order. Furthermore, the maximum adsorption capacity of the algae with chitosan nanocomposite toward malachite green dye reached as high as 15.5mg/g, respectively. Finally, multiple times reusing of algae with chitosan nanocomposite and removing dye from a real wastewater has made it a promising and attractive option for further practical applications.
2. SEAI Research Funding for Businesses
Wednesday the 27th March 2019
Dr Lucy Corcoran
Programme Executive, SEAI Research, Development & Demonstration
Programme
6. Energy RD&D Funding in Ireland
Ireland: historic (& current!) low public investment in energy RD&D
One of the lowest in the OECD
1. Root & branch review of SEAI R&I activities
2. Significant restructuring of SEAI RD&D Funding Programme
Widely acknowledges that R&I are crucial to address
Ireland and Europe’s economic and societal challenges
International &
National Public
Policy
Publicly funded
R&I is an excellent
investment
ROI to economy is 3x vs investing in S&P500 companies
7x vs investing in Euro-area 10-year Government bonds
What can you do?
7. SEAI Research & Innovation Activities
2. Ocean Energy Prototype Development Fund
3. SET Plan Steering Group
4. Horizon 2020 –Delegate for Energy
5. UNFCCC - Technology
6. International Energy Agency
• Funds innovative energy RD&D Projects
• Open to companies, RPOs, semi-state and public bodies
1. SEAI Research, Development & Demonstration Programme
Lead & coordinate energy research funding in Ireland
8. Overarching Programme Goals
Primary Policy Drivers: 2015 Energy White Paper; National Mitigation Plan;
National Energy & Climate Plan; NREAP and NEEAP;
1. Accelerate development &
deployment of competitive energy
products, processes & systems
2. Enable barriers to market uptake
to be overcome
3. Grow Ireland's capacity to
access, develop & apply
international class energy RD&D
4. Provide energy policy guidance
& support
9. SEAI RD&D Funding Programme – Main Changes
Coordinated approach to priority setting
• Top-down: cross-sectoral & cross-Government consultation prior to call launch
• Bottom up: provision of ‘open call’ aspect to which applicants can ‘pitch’
Multi-year funding – funding of projects up to 4-years in duration and up to €650k
Co-funding partnerships
• Tangible impacts meeting cross-sectoral
innovation, practice & policy needs
• Funding leverage for energy-sector
Improved guidance (webinars, budget
policy, templates, research database)
The go-to place for innovative energy RD&D project funding!
10. SEAI RD&D Funding Programme 2018 – Step Change
The outcome of all the improvements?
• Programme now attracts >€30M in applications vs <€1M just 2 years ago
• €10M funding & >50 projects awarded in 2018
11. SEAI RD&D Funding Programme 2018 – Awardees
70% of successful proposals involve companies as lead / partner
applicants or formal collaborators
12. Funding Levels & Rates Available
Project Category Typical Duration Typical Max SEAI Funding
Small Scale Up to 1 year Up to €100k
Medium Scale 1 to 3 years €100k - €350k
Large Scale 3 to 4 years €350k - €650k
Fellowships 1 to 3 years Up to €250k
Project category,
duration & funding
amount request
defined by applicant
Funding Rates ranging from 25% to 100% are available
Rate depends on project and organisation type (non-economic public good, fundamental,
industrial, experimental development, feasibility study)
13. Evaluation of proposals
Stage 1 – Eligibility Assessment
Assessment of administrative compliance (technical & financial) with
programme requirements & objectives
Stage 2 – Technical Evaluation: 3 criteria
1. Excellence and Innovation (40%)
2. Relevance and Impact (30%)
3. Quality and Efficiency of Implementation (30%)
…..more info available in Programme Call Document
14. National Energy Research Database
https://www.seai.ie/resources/seai-research/research-projects/
15. International Energy RD&D Opportunities
Horizon 2020
Check out H2020 WP 2018-2020
Contact - H2020 Energy Contact Point
Philip.Cheasty@enterprise-ireland.com
Post 2020: Horizon Europe/FP9
International Energy Agency (IEA):
Network and collaborate with world
experts in energy R&D.
Regular calls for appointment to IEA
‘tasks’
Innovation Fund
€10 bn EC investment programme
low-carbon technologies
First call for proposals expected in
2020
ERA-Nets
Smart Energy Systems – 2018 Call
closed; 2020 Joint Call
Ocean Era-Net Cofund – 2nd joint
call EOI closed
16. SEAI National Energy RD&D Funding Programme
Key Messages:
Who: Funds companies, academic institutions, semi-state & public bodies
Ireland’s national energy RD&D funding programme
When: 2020 Call opens in Q4 2019
Review 2019 call documentation and start planning now!
What: Funding of innovative energy RD&D projects, up to €650k per project
17. www.seai.ie17
1. SEAI RD&D Funding Programme Opportunities
• Dr Lucy Corcoran, SEAI RD&D Programme
3. RD&D Project 2: IES R&D
• Dr Ruth Kerrigan, Director & Head of R&D Division, IES
2. RD&D Project 1: SSE Airtricity
• David Noronha, Innovation Manager, SSE Airtricity
4. Questions for Speakers / Networking
Session overview
18. FREMI - Forecasting Renewable Energy with Machine Intelligence
SEAI Energy Show 2019
David Noronha
SSE Airtricity
19. Overview
• Brief SSE Overview
• Market Context
• FREMI Overview
• Expected Impact and Outcome
9 April 2019 Page 19
SEAI Energy Show 2019
SSE Airtricity - FREMI
20. 9 April 2019 Page 20
SEAI Energy Show 2019
SSE Airtricity - FREMI
21. 9 April 2019 Page 21
Market context.... Integrated Single Electricity Market (I-SEM) – 1st October 2018
Market changing to enable integration with European Internal Energy Market
20 countries
38 interconnectors
3,000 Terawatts
SEAI Energy Show 2019
SSE Airtricity - FREMI
Market participants are ‘balance responsible’
22. 9 April 2019 Page 22
Wind Power Forecast Ireland
SEAI Energy Show 2019
SSE Airtricity - FREMI
Wind Power Highest Recorded All Island Ireland 3.99 GW (12/12/2018)
23. 9 April 2019 Page 23
**midday 20/03/2019
SSE Wind Power and Radar
24. 9 April 2019 Page 24
Operating a large wind portfolio in I-SEM…
SEAI Energy Show 2019
SSE Airtricity - FREMI
• In the old SEM, wind farms were not financially penalised for non-delivery.
• I-SEM participants must manage forecast errors or get ‘cashed out’ at the imbalance price.
(participants will either pay, or be paid, the imbalance price for delivering less, or more, than forecasted)
• Typically wind farm forecast errors are largely in line with each other - they all tend to over/under
deliver at the same time.
• Wind forecast error is the largest variable on the system - it will typically always be on the ‘wrong’
side of the imbalance price; i.e. buying when the price is high or selling when the price is low.
…improving wind forecast accuracy
25. 9 April 2019 Page 25
I-SEM vs GB Market
SEAI Energy Show 2019
SSE Airtricity - FREMI
• It is clear that I-SEM imbalance price
spreads have been significantly greater
than those in GB
• This means that participants are faced
with greater price exposures on their
forecast errors.
• Balancing prices in I-SEM have out-
turned significantly lower than the day-
ahead prices, so simply selling all
generation to the Balancing Market is
very costly.
The chart shows the absolute spread between imbalance prices
and day-ahead prices, as a percentage of day-ahead price since the
launch of the I-SEM market.
26. 9 April 2019 Page 26
FREMI Overview: Forecasting Renewable Energy with Machine Intelligence
SEAI Energy Show 2019
SSE Airtricity - FREMI
Aim: increase the accuracy of the current wind turbine forecasting methods and develop and deploy
a tool capable of assisting energy traders under the new market rules posed by I-SEM.
Partners: SSE Airtricity is partnering with leading renowned centre for excellence in advanced data
analytics; UCD, CeADAR (National Technology Centre for Applied Data Analytics & AI).
Timeframe: 18mnts – commenced October 2018
Total Cost: €450k
SEAI contribution: €296k
SEAI support greatly accelerates this development and deployment of advanced modelling
techniques in the market by providing the necessary finance and collaboration opportunity for a
large energy utility and a research RPO
27. 9 April 2019 Page 27
FREMI Expected Impact and Outcomes
SEAI Energy Show 2019
SSE Airtricity - FREMI
• Enabling a more competitive market
• Reducing the cost of energy for customers
• Promoting security of supply: by maximising wind
resource and grid balancing
• Making efficient use of existing infrastructure
• Maximise the use of renewables
• Provide better investment signals
• Advancing state of the art forecasting AI and analytics
• Provide a strong evidence base to inform policy makers
Impact of wind direction on power output
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Thanks for listening
david.noronha@sse.com
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www.sseairtricity.com/ie/home/?url=/ie/home
SEAI Energy Show 2019
SSE Airtricity - FREMI
29. www.seai.ie29
1. SEAI RD&D Funding Programme Opportunities
• Dr Lucy Corcoran, SEAI RD&D Programme
3. RD&D Project 2: IES R&D
• Dr Ruth Kerrigan, Director & Head of R&D Division, IES
2. RD&D Project 1: SSE Airtricity
• David Noronha, Innovation Manager, SSE Airtricity
4. Questions for Speakers / Networking
Session overview
32. Background and Objectives
• Reduce the performance gap in A-rated buildings
• Improve the design of A-rated buildings
• Produce recommendations to homeowners to
improve the thermal comfort of the building
• Examine the performance gap between the energy
consumption estimated by the BER and the actual
energy used by the occupants.
• Assess the indoor air quality and environmental
issues within the buildings
• Generate post-occupancy data for research
33. IES Intelligent Community Lifecycle (ICL)
and the Digital Twin
Most communities have insufficient information
about their buildings to facilitate intelligent decisions
in terms of carbon reduction, capital and running cost
savings, energy efficiency and sustainability.
The ICL solves this problem with a 1:1 digitised model
of your ‘community’. This is the Digital Twin of your
community i.e. a ‘Virtual’ Community
The ICL replicates reality by simulating the
fundamental physics of energy and heat flow
throughout your Virtual Community. This involves
using millions of virtual sensors (vSensors), which
record what is happening in each room of each
building, as often as every minute. The ICL has its
own Virtual BMS (vBMS) to interact with the sensors
as would happen in reality.
We can merge real-time data from the actual
buildings into the Virtual Community to create a more
accurate ‘hybrid’ model.
The ICL allows you to then ‘operate’ your more
accurate hybrid Virtual Community model to provide
information to facilitate good decision making.
The ICL Digital Twin capability addresses all the
problems defined before.
36. Sensor Deployment and Data Collection
(Elsys sensors and the Things Network)
Domestic
• The information is sent over a Lora Network which is a radio frequency and does not
require wifi.
• Individual houses will not be publicly identified
• 5 sensors will be placed in each home
• Sensors will be monitored for 6-12 months
• 2 Phases of installations
38. Create Digital Twin for Domestic Dwelling
combining Dynamic Simulation Modelling With Data Integration through iSCAN
Some Initial Results:
• DEAP; Total Consumption =
58kWh/m2/yr
• IES Digital Twin; Total
Consumption = 172kWh/m2/yr
• Actual; Total Consumption =
149kWh/m2/yr
Energy Consumption Data:
• Heating Energy
• Lighting and Appliances
• Renewable Energy (if applicable)
Environmental Conditions Monitored:
• Temperature
• Relative Humidity
• Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
• External Weather Conditions
Sensitivity Analysis of
Dynamic versus Static
Methodology
39. Examine the Indoor Environmental Quality of
an A-Rated Building
Environmental Conditions
Monitored:
• Temperature
• Relative Humidity
• Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
• External Weather
Conditions
Domestic: All sensors placed in
same rooms and positions in
each home in order to assess
differences against same home
type and energy rating.
Data Examined on IES
iSCAN platform
40. Indoor Air Quality Concerns - Structural
• Accuracy of energy rating, once building
is occupied
• Effects of the mandatory Part- L sections
for energy on the building in regards to
IEQ.
• Air-tightness
• High RH
• Mould growth conditions
• Overheating
41. Examine Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Behaviours
ADAPTIVE
BEHAVIOUR
Operating
shades/blinds
Adjusting
thermostats
Diversity of
behaviour based
on cultural,
contextual and
personal factors
Adjusting
clothing
level
Using plug-ins
such as
personal
heaters/fans
Opening/closing
windows
Role of occupants
42. Identify Best Practice in Design and Operation
of an A-Rated Building
• Homeowner/Building Owner
Recommendations on how to manage
home/building more efficiently while
improving thermal comfort.
• Policy Makers
Recommendations on how to improve the
current energy performance rating system
• Building Designers/Constructors
Recommendations on how to design and
build A – rated buildings better
43. Potential Impacts
• Improved methodology for A-rated homes to close the gap between design and
operation (close, not eliminate as never possible to eliminate).
• Enable home owners to understand their A-rated home better so they can operate
it to maximize the benefit.
• Enable better design for A-rated homes maximizing the impact, e.g. knowledge on
when and where to use PV versus a heat pump.
• Growth in the number of A-Rated renovated and newly construction in both the
domestic and commercial sector.
• Scalability of the project to other European countries under the EBPD (European
Building Performance Directive) which could increase competitiveness of irish
companies.
• Reduction in national energy consumption/greenhouse gases and it ultimately will
help us reach EU energy targets.
46. www.seai.ie46
1. SEAI RD&D Funding Programme Opportunities
• Dr Lucy Corcoran, SEAI RD&D Programme
3. RD&D Project 2: IES R&D
• Dr Ruth Kerrigan, Director & Head of R&D Division, IES
2. RD&D Project 1: SSE Airtricity
• David Noronha, Innovation Manager, SSE Airtricity
4. Questions for Speakers / Networking
Session overview
47. SEAI National Energy RD&D Funding Programme
Key Messages:
Who: Funds companies, academic institutions, semi-state & public bodies
When: 2020 Call opens in Q4 2019
Review 2019 call documentation and start planning now!
What: Funding of innovative energy RD&D projects, up to €650k per project
Ireland’s national energy RD&D funding programme
Website: https://www.seai.ie/resources/seai-research/
Email: EnergyResearch@seai.ie
48. Thank you for your attention
For any other queries, please contact:
EnergyResearch@seai.ie